date:Jun 22, 2012
stakeholders from 21 countries across three continents put the issue under the microscope during two days of discussion and lectures.
The aim was not to find consensus but to provide a forum for open debate among key scientific experts, the agency spokesman.
The atmosphere at the event wasconstructiveas attendees examined existing views and current scientific evidence, said Claudia Heppner, head of EFSAs food packaging and ingredients unit.
Shenoted the potentialsignificance of the summit an